"Beguiling. The gentle and persistent search by Darlington sparkles." - The GuardianA plan formed in my mind. I would explore the places in this land that hid my grail. I would spend a whole year or longer, if that's what it took, wading through marshes, hiding between mossy rocks, paddling down rivers and swimming in sea lochs; recording my journey through the seasons as I searched for wild otters.Mysterious, graceful, and ever-clever, otters have captivated our imaginations, despite the fact that few people have encountered one in the wild. In Otter Country, celebrated nature writer Miriam Darlington captures the fascination she's had for these playful animals since childhood, and chronicles her immersive journey into their watery world.
Tin House Books
|
9781959030348
|
Hardcover
Is That a Fact?
By Schwarcz, Joe
Eat this and live to 100. Dont, and die. Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and whats best for the environment. In Is That a Fact?, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz carefully navigates through the storm of misinformation to help us separate fact from folly and shrewdness from foolishness. Are GMOs really harmful? Or could they help developing countries? Which miracle weight-loss foods gained popularity through exuberant data dredging? Is BPA dangerous or just a victim of unforgiving media hype? Is organic better? Dr. Joe questions the reliability and motives of experts in this lighthearted but critical look at whats fact and whats plain nonsense.
ECW Press
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9781770411906
|
Paperback
Let's Review Chemistry
By Tarendash, Albert S
This book reviews all high school-level chemistry topics and includes:A topic review covering atomic structure, chemical formulas and equations, the mathematics of chemistry, thermochemistry and thermodynamics, the phases of matter, chemical periodicity, chemical bonding, and much more New practice and review questions with answersTwo recent New York State Regents exams with answers
Barron's Educational Series
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9781438009599
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Paperback
The Last Stargazers
By Levesque, Emily
The story of the people who see beyond the stars -- an astronomy book for adults still spellbound by the night sky.Humans from the earliest civilizations through today have craned their necks each night, using the stars to orient themselves in the large, strange world around them. Stargazing is a pursuit that continues to fascinate us: from Copernicus to Carl Sagan, astronomers throughout history have spent their lives trying to answer the biggest questions in the universe. Now, award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque shares the stories of modern-day stargazers in this new nonfiction release, the people willing to adventure across high mountaintops and to some of the most remote corners of the planet, all in the name of science.From the lonely quiet of midnight stargazing to tall tales of wild bears loose in the observatory, The Last Stargazers is a love letter to astronomy and an affirmation of the crucial role that humans can and must play in the future of scientific discovery.In this sweeping work of narrative science, Levesque shows how astronomers in this scrappy and evolving field are going beyond the machines to infuse creativity and passion into the stars and space and inspires us all to peer skyward in pursuit of the universes secrets.
Sourcebooks
|
9781492681076
|
Hardcover
Every Living Thing
By Roberts, Jason
An epic, extraordinary account of scientific rivalry and obsession in the quest to survey all of life on Earth - a competition whose consequences still reverberate today - from the bestselling author of A Sense of the World. "[A] vibrant scientific saga . . . at once important, outrageous, enlightening, entertaining, enduring, and still evolving." - Dava Sobel, author of Longitude. In the eighteenth century, two men - exact contemporaries and polar opposites - dedicated their lives to the same daunting task: identifying and describing all life on Earth. Carl Linnaeus, a pious Swedish doctor with a huckster's flair, believed that life belonged in tidy, static categories. Georges-Louis de Buffon, an aristocratic polymath and keeper of France's royal garden, viewed life as a dynamic swirl of complexities.
Random House
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9781984855206
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Hardcover
Rare Birds of North America
By Howell, Steve N. G.
Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions--the Old World, the New World tropics, and the world's oceans. It explains the causes of avian vagrancy and breaks down patterns of occurrence by region and season, enabling readers to see where, when, and why each species occurs in North America. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, age, sex, distribution, and status. Rare Birds of North America provides unparalleled insights into vagrancy and avian migration, and will enrich the birding experience of anyone interested in finding and observing rare birds.
Princeton University Press
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9780691117966
|
Hardcover
How to Live in Space
By Stuart, Colin
An amusing and informative illustrated guide to life beyond our own planet that covers everything from training for and living in space to the future of space travel and tourismNow that suborbital space tourism is predicted to become a billion-dollar industry in the next ten years and NASA has announced its plans for landing humans on Mars in the 2030s, the dream of traveling and living in space is taking on new reality. But given that life on Earth can be complicated enough, how can we survive and thrive in the zero-gravity, absolute-zero far reaches of space? Look no further: How to Live in Space is chock-full of all the essential information you need to equip yourself for life beyond our blue planet.Grounded in space science, planetary biology, and rocket science, this accessible guide propels readers through takeoff, life in orbit, terraforming, and the long-term effects of space on the human body. Infographics and full-color illustrations help How to Live in Space to answer your burning questions, including: How do you sleep in microgravity? How do you grow food without water? Will your muscles waste away out there? How do you protect yourself from radiation? This is a light-hearted yet informative guide to a life far from terra firma.
Smithsonian Books
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9781588346384
|
Paperback
Behind the Curve
By Howe, Joshua P.
In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change. Despite more than fifty years of research, however, our global society has yet to find real solutions to the problem of global warming. Why?In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe attempts to answer this question. He explores the history of global warming from its roots as a scientific curiosity to its place at the center of international environmental politics. The book follows the story of rising CO2—illustrated by the now famous Keeling Curve—through a number of historical contexts, highlighting the relationships among scientists, environmentalists, and politicians as those relationships changed over time.
University of Washington Press
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9780295993683
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Hardcover
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings
By Henderson, Caspar
From medieval bestiaries to Borgesrsquos Book of Imaginary Beings wersquove long been enchanted by extraordinary animals be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmerrsquos song But bestiaries are more than just zany zoologymdashthey are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs about human beings and the natural order Today we no longer fear sea monsters or banshees But from the infamous honey badger to the giant squid animals continue to captivate us with the things they can do and the things they cannot what we know about them and what we donrsquotWith The Book of Barely Imagined Beings Caspar Henderson offers readers a fascinating beautifully produced modern-day menagerie But whereas medieval bestiaries were often based on folklore and myth the creatures that abound in Hendersonrsquos bookmdashfrom the axolotl to the zebrafishmdashare with one exception very much with us albeit sometimes in depleted numbers The Book of Barely Imagined Beings transports readers to a world of real creatures that seem as if they should be made upmdashthat are somehow more astonishing than anything we might have imagined The yeti crab for example uses its furry claws to farm the bacteria on which it feeds The waterbear meanwhile is among naturersquos ldquoextreme survivorsrdquo able to withstand a week unprotected in outer space These and other strange and surprising species invite readers to reflect on what we valuemdashor fail to valuemdashand what we might changeA powerful combination of wit cutting-edge natural history and philosophical meditation The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is an infectious and inspiring celebration of the sheer ingenuity and variety of life in a time of crisis and change.
Masters of the Lost Land
By Rodriguez, Heriberto Araujo
In the tradition of Killers of a Flower Moon, a haunting murder-mystery that reveals one of the great crimes of our time: the ruthless destruction of the Amazon rainforest - and anyone who stands in the way. The city of Rondon do Pará, a remote but fast-growing outpost deep in the heart of the Amazon, lived for decades under the control of Josélio de Barros, one of Brazil's most notorious land barons. Josélio had cut a grisly path to success: he arrived in the jungle with a shady past, quickly making a name for himself as an invincible thug who grabbed up massive tracts of public land - razing and burning the jungle in the process - falsified private title deeds, summarily executed family farmers who refused to sell their plots, and kept migrant workers in conditions of modern-day slavery.
Otter Country
By Darlington, Miriam
"Beguiling. The gentle and persistent search by Darlington sparkles." - The GuardianA plan formed in my mind. I would explore the places in this land that hid my grail. I would spend a whole year or longer, if that's what it took, wading through marshes, hiding between mossy rocks, paddling down rivers and swimming in sea lochs; recording my journey through the seasons as I searched for wild otters.Mysterious, graceful, and ever-clever, otters have captivated our imaginations, despite the fact that few people have encountered one in the wild. In Otter Country, celebrated nature writer Miriam Darlington captures the fascination she's had for these playful animals since childhood, and chronicles her immersive journey into their watery world.
Is That a Fact?
By Schwarcz, Joe
Eat this and live to 100. Dont, and die. Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and whats best for the environment. In Is That a Fact?, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz carefully navigates through the storm of misinformation to help us separate fact from folly and shrewdness from foolishness. Are GMOs really harmful? Or could they help developing countries? Which miracle weight-loss foods gained popularity through exuberant data dredging? Is BPA dangerous or just a victim of unforgiving media hype? Is organic better? Dr. Joe questions the reliability and motives of experts in this lighthearted but critical look at whats fact and whats plain nonsense.
Let's Review Chemistry
By Tarendash, Albert S
This book reviews all high school-level chemistry topics and includes:A topic review covering atomic structure, chemical formulas and equations, the mathematics of chemistry, thermochemistry and thermodynamics, the phases of matter, chemical periodicity, chemical bonding, and much more New practice and review questions with answersTwo recent New York State Regents exams with answers
The Last Stargazers
By Levesque, Emily
The story of the people who see beyond the stars -- an astronomy book for adults still spellbound by the night sky.Humans from the earliest civilizations through today have craned their necks each night, using the stars to orient themselves in the large, strange world around them. Stargazing is a pursuit that continues to fascinate us: from Copernicus to Carl Sagan, astronomers throughout history have spent their lives trying to answer the biggest questions in the universe. Now, award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque shares the stories of modern-day stargazers in this new nonfiction release, the people willing to adventure across high mountaintops and to some of the most remote corners of the planet, all in the name of science.From the lonely quiet of midnight stargazing to tall tales of wild bears loose in the observatory, The Last Stargazers is a love letter to astronomy and an affirmation of the crucial role that humans can and must play in the future of scientific discovery.In this sweeping work of narrative science, Levesque shows how astronomers in this scrappy and evolving field are going beyond the machines to infuse creativity and passion into the stars and space and inspires us all to peer skyward in pursuit of the universes secrets.
Every Living Thing
By Roberts, Jason
An epic, extraordinary account of scientific rivalry and obsession in the quest to survey all of life on Earth - a competition whose consequences still reverberate today - from the bestselling author of A Sense of the World. "[A] vibrant scientific saga . . . at once important, outrageous, enlightening, entertaining, enduring, and still evolving." - Dava Sobel, author of Longitude. In the eighteenth century, two men - exact contemporaries and polar opposites - dedicated their lives to the same daunting task: identifying and describing all life on Earth. Carl Linnaeus, a pious Swedish doctor with a huckster's flair, believed that life belonged in tidy, static categories. Georges-Louis de Buffon, an aristocratic polymath and keeper of France's royal garden, viewed life as a dynamic swirl of complexities.
Rare Birds of North America
By Howell, Steve N. G.
Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions--the Old World, the New World tropics, and the world's oceans. It explains the causes of avian vagrancy and breaks down patterns of occurrence by region and season, enabling readers to see where, when, and why each species occurs in North America. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, age, sex, distribution, and status. Rare Birds of North America provides unparalleled insights into vagrancy and avian migration, and will enrich the birding experience of anyone interested in finding and observing rare birds.
How to Live in Space
By Stuart, Colin
An amusing and informative illustrated guide to life beyond our own planet that covers everything from training for and living in space to the future of space travel and tourismNow that suborbital space tourism is predicted to become a billion-dollar industry in the next ten years and NASA has announced its plans for landing humans on Mars in the 2030s, the dream of traveling and living in space is taking on new reality. But given that life on Earth can be complicated enough, how can we survive and thrive in the zero-gravity, absolute-zero far reaches of space? Look no further: How to Live in Space is chock-full of all the essential information you need to equip yourself for life beyond our blue planet.Grounded in space science, planetary biology, and rocket science, this accessible guide propels readers through takeoff, life in orbit, terraforming, and the long-term effects of space on the human body. Infographics and full-color illustrations help How to Live in Space to answer your burning questions, including: How do you sleep in microgravity? How do you grow food without water? Will your muscles waste away out there? How do you protect yourself from radiation? This is a light-hearted yet informative guide to a life far from terra firma.
Behind the Curve
By Howe, Joshua P.
In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change. Despite more than fifty years of research, however, our global society has yet to find real solutions to the problem of global warming. Why?In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe attempts to answer this question. He explores the history of global warming from its roots as a scientific curiosity to its place at the center of international environmental politics. The book follows the story of rising CO2—illustrated by the now famous Keeling Curve—through a number of historical contexts, highlighting the relationships among scientists, environmentalists, and politicians as those relationships changed over time.
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings
By Henderson, Caspar
From medieval bestiaries to Borgesrsquos Book of Imaginary Beings wersquove long been enchanted by extraordinary animals be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmerrsquos song But bestiaries are more than just zany zoologymdashthey are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs about human beings and the natural order Today we no longer fear sea monsters or banshees But from the infamous honey badger to the giant squid animals continue to captivate us with the things they can do and the things they cannot what we know about them and what we donrsquotWith The Book of Barely Imagined Beings Caspar Henderson offers readers a fascinating beautifully produced modern-day menagerie But whereas medieval bestiaries were often based on folklore and myth the creatures that abound in Hendersonrsquos bookmdashfrom the axolotl to the zebrafishmdashare with one exception very much with us albeit sometimes in depleted numbers The Book of Barely Imagined Beings transports readers to a world of real creatures that seem as if they should be made upmdashthat are somehow more astonishing than anything we might have imagined The yeti crab for example uses its furry claws to farm the bacteria on which it feeds The waterbear meanwhile is among naturersquos ldquoextreme survivorsrdquo able to withstand a week unprotected in outer space These and other strange and surprising species invite readers to reflect on what we valuemdashor fail to valuemdashand what we might changeA powerful combination of wit cutting-edge natural history and philosophical meditation The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is an infectious and inspiring celebration of the sheer ingenuity and variety of life in a time of crisis and change.